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Monday, December 17, 2018, 18:04
ROK confirms disablement of 11 DPRK guard posts in border
By Xinhua
Monday, December 17, 2018, 18:04 By Xinhua

This handout photo taken on Dec 12, 2018 and provided by the Republic of Korea (ROK)'s Defense Ministry shows ROK soldiers (front) inspecting the dismantled guard post of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), as DPRK soldiers (rear) look on inside the Demilitarized zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas in Cheorwon. (PHOTO / ROK Defense Ministry / AFP)

SEOUL — The Republic of Korea (ROK)'s military on Monday confirmed the disablement of 11 guard posts of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) after the on-site verification works last week.

Eleven seven-member verification teams from ROK and the DPRK conducted verification works on Dec 12 to confirm whether the 11 guard posts in the DMZ were demolished as agreed upon

Eleven seven-member verification teams from ROK and the DPRK conducted verification works on Dec 12 to confirm whether the 11 guard posts in the DMZ, which has left the Korean Peninsula divided since the 1950-53 Korean War ended with armistice, were demolished as agreed upon.

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The two Koreas reached a comprehensive military agreement during the Pyongyang summit in September between ROK President Moon Jae-in and top DPRK leader Kim Jong-un to reduce military tensions in border areas.

Under the agreement, the two sides pulled out weapons and soldiers from 11 respective guard posts and destroyed them on a trial basis. Both sides preserved one guard post each for their historical value.

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ROK's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said in a statement that its military confirmed a complete withdrawal of soldiers and weapons from the DPRK guard posts, noting that it reached a conclusion of the disablement of the guard posts.

Some of crenels, through which rifles can be fired, were detected near the guard posts, but they lost their function for battle, the JSC noted.

Excluding the demolished ones, ROK and the DPRK reportedly have about 50 and 150 guard posts each in the DMZ.

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